Fridays often see the movement of track machine in preparation for weekend engineering work. Friday 16 February 2018 saw three movements through Cholsey station within half an hour. Plasser & Theurer USP 5000-RT Ballast Regulator DR77907 & 09-3X-D-RT Tamper / Liner DR73113 pass through the station, running as the 10:00 Severn Tunnel Junction to Reading Triangle Sidings.